| Description |
viii, 156 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Law, language and communication |
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Law, language and communication.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Law-and-literature, literature-and-science, and a hybrid law-literature-science field of study -- Ramón y Cajal : hard sf for trial lawyers -- Ibsen's an enemy of the people : the public understanding of science in law -- Idealizing science in film : the expert witness in trial movies -- Faction : Truman Capote, legal ethics and "In Cold Blood" -- Historical narratives : mad alchemists, experts attacking experts, and the crisis in forensic science -- Conclusion : a new picture of science in law |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [141]-154) and index |
| Subject |
Law and literature.
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Law in literature.
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Literature and science.
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Science and law.
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Trials in motion pictures.
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| LC no. |
2011005816 |
| ISBN |
9781409426806 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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9781409426813 (ebk.) |
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